Mia is joined by writer and activist Vicky Osterweil to talk about Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and the grim, shockingly violent history of media monopolies.

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Mia is joined by writer and activist Vicky Osterweil to talk about Paramount&rsquo;s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and the grim, shockingly violent history of media monopolies.
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It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything

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The gang discuss how many Americans think Trump’s assassination was staged, alleged threats over an anti-trans event at the University of Washington, how the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the new district map, Trump’s criticism of the Kurds, and if we are still at war with Iran? 

Sources:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo


https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf


https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20


https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20


ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged


https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046 

https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828 

https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf 

https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/ 

https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/


https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide


https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720


https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20


https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court

 https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war

The gang discuss how many Americans think Trump&rsquo;s assassination was staged, alleged threats over an anti-trans event at the University of Washington, how the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the new district map, Trump&rsquo;s criticism of the Kurds, and if we are still at war with Iran?&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600">https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo</a> <a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf">https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf </a><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf</a>
<a href="https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20">https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20">https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20 </a><a href="https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged"></a>
<a href="https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged">ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged </a><a href="https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046">https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20">https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828">https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf">https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20">https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/">https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/</a> <a href="https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide"></a>
<a href="https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide">https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide </a><a href="https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720">https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720 </a><a href="https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20">https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20</a> <a href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf">https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court</a>
&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war">https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war</a>

Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA

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Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.

Sources:


https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/


https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/


https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/


https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning


https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html

Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.
Sources: 
<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/</a>
<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ </a><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/"></a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ </a><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/"></a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/">https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning">https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning </a><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus"></a>
<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus">https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html"></a>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html</a>

The Return of Jim Crow

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Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites.

Sources:

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald

Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos

Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites.
Sources:
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald
Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos

Parasitism with Andrew

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2e846a80-ce01-4df5-867a-b448015f6972/transcript

Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything

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